Melbourne 2005 - Beach Volleyball

Location:Melbourne, Australia
Opening Date:05 Jan 2005
Closing Date:16 Jan 2005
Nations:8
Athletes:26
     Men:12
     Women:14

Melbourne, Australia, the home of major sports events, such as the 1956 Olympics and the annual Australian Open Tennis Championships, was the host of the 20th Summer Deaflympics in January, 2005.

Beach Volleyball is now recognized as a new summer discipline in the Deaflympic sports competition.

Tamara Foronda of United States received a $5000 Fair Play Award from Widex.

Countries participated:

CountryMenWomenTotal
Flag: Australia Australia224
Flag: Belarus Belarus022
Flag: Belgium Belgium224
Flag: Brazil Brazil202
Flag: Russian Federation Russian Federation224
Flag: Switzerland Switzerland022
Flag: Ukraine Ukraine224
Flag: United States United States224
Total121426